Hakko FX951-66, T15-D16 Soldering Station with T15-D16, 1.6 mm Chisel Tip, Blue

Updated 6-28-2022 ... Now it works very very good! I FINALLY was able to get ahold of someone that could talk me through my problems (in May 2021), which was a few days after my original review. The problem was the soldering tips werent pushed in all the way. I was pushing them in by hand and would feel a gentle click as though it was solid and in place. As explained to me by the help desk, the tip needed to be pushed in even further! To get the tip in all of the way I had to leverage my body weight against the soldering pen and my work bench then push even harder to finally feel a second click. Now the tip is inserted all of the way and the soldering station works like a champ. A smaller second issue was adjusting the temperature. Its not so intuitive and theres a maximum temperature of, 840(?) I forget for sure the max temp but if you try to program above that temperature it becomes confusing as how to adjust temperature. Anyway, after that learning curve, those two issues, I now LOVE the soldering station. Gets to max temperature in like 5 seconds and works beautifully. This is my frustrated review from May-ish 2021 .... Bought it for school well in advance because I read this brand was the best. Constant e5 error. Unusable. Hakko stole over $300 from me. Garbage. I now read all the complaints of this e5 error. Hakko ruined my day in class and now Im way behind everyone else.

This is the best and fastest soldering iron I’ve ever used. Heats from cold in about 5 seconds.

An excellent soldering station that takes about 15 seconds to heat, not 15 minutes, unlike your old RadioShack fire starter pencil iron. The interface for change the temperature is a little weird, as it requires you to insert a key card, but I dont change the temperature much and I suppose that keeps you from accidentally changing it. One of the things I love about this station is the wide variety of tips that are available for it. Between the very light, maneuverable hand pieces and a bent, fine conical tip Ive found, this has made doing SMD work much easier.

Excellent soldering station, does what its suppose to do.

Fantastic soldering station. Sleep function is nice. Almost instant heat-up from sleep mode. Iron is nice and light but still sturdy feeling. Iron also allows holding very close to the tip meaning more accuracy when soldering.

If you do a lot of soldering, this is the way to go. The interface is garbage, just like most of hakkos stuff. The iron heats quick and does a great job.

Very good soldering station. Complete set. Ready to use. Original Hakko product (made in Japan).

This is a great soldering station. The T15-D16 is a good all around tip for the odd job but you will likely end up buying a few more. The soldering station was easy to setup and it heated up very quickly. It also has a sleep function when the iron is in the rest. I use this with this solder,

I am completely new to soldering and I am glad I spent the money to get this. The features on this are well worth it, and for a beginner like me, it is great to have most of what I would need all in one package. It feels sturdy and high quality and it has options for different attachments in case I want to try other things. I actually looked at a video on youtube that listed some of the features and it had things I didnt know I wanted or needed-- like the sleep mode that keeps your tips cool while it is resting on the holder so that tips can last longer. I didnt exactly know what the little heat resistant pad was for either-- but it turns out you can hot swap the tips with it.

Excellent